Brooks too wide for our leaping, hedges far to high. Loads too heavy for our moving, burdens too cumbersome for us to bear. Distances far beyond our journeying. The horse gave us mastery.

A dog wakens your heart to joy and companionship.

We expect too much at Christmas. It's got to be magical. It's got to go right. Feasting. Fun. The perfect present. All that anticipation. Take it easy. Love's the thing. The rest is tinsel.

Medicines may be necessary. Flowers lift the heart. But your smile is the best restorative of all.

However time or circumstances may come between mother and her child, their lives are interwoven forever.

Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet. With needles in their jaws and feet.

Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastrophe should strike, sisters are there. Defending you against all comers.